Ordeal by poison — Mythoi

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Ordeal by poison.

Tests. · Tests of truth. · Tests of guilt or innocence. · Ordeals. · view the constellation · filed as H223

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XVII XVII. The Burden of Royalty
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XXVII XXVII. Succession to the Soul
Depth Commentary Primitive Culture: Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art, and Custom , Chapter XIV
Yoruba The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa , Chapter 11

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Jewish Neuman.
general Penzer VIII 196 n.
general Basset RTP VI 631, VII 278, 616

Within the index

Filed under Ordeals. Guilt or innocence thus established.

Filed beside it

Ordeal by fire. Suspected person must pass through or jump over fire to determine guilt or innocence Ordeal by water. Guilt or innocence shown by ability to swim Ordeal by crocodiles (snakes). Judgment depends on whether person is devoured or rejected by crocodiles Ordeal by rope-walking Ordeal by balance. Defendant is weighed twice. He must be lighter second time Ordeal: carrying murdered man's blood. Must not spill it Ordeal by creeping under a sod partially detached from the earth without its falling down Ordeal by bread and cheese. Declaration: if I am not innocent may I choke on bread and cheese Ordeal: taking stone out of bucket. Color indicates guilt or innocence Scales test: weighing witch against Bible Ordeal: cock under pot crows when guilty person touches pot Ordeal by exposure. (Cf. S141, S331.)

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